With carried voice in the pockets of Londoners, the 400 quirky things were whole about a century ago by an Edwardian cashier and amateur folklorist, who steady infrequent things from sailors, costermongers (fruit sellers), and "mudlarks", children who while scavenged through the mistake banks of the Brook Thames.
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In add-on to four-leaf clovers and horseshoes for luck, the support includes some disdainful particular charms, moved by myths, ancient belief systems and a apprehension of witchcraft.
Spy feet would prevent cramps, a shrunken sheep's center pierced with nails would protect sheep from witchcraft, and diplomatically stamped hands from coral and protect were rumored to prevent the break open of the evil eye.
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